Indigenous young people's resilience and wellbeing

该项目旨在确定与土著青年的复原力和幸福感发展有关的因素以及预测这些因素的因素。复原力保护暴露在高度逆境中的青年的社会和情感健康，并减少物质滥用、暴力和危险行为的可能性。该项目将审查土著青年的复原力和幸福感的发展；比较土著青年对其复原力和幸福感的自我评估在低风险和高风险人群中的差异；并研究社区服务如何发展青年的幸福感和复原力。这项研究的预期好处是更好地了解土著青年的年龄、文化认同、复原力、幸福感和危险行为之间的联系。

This project aims to identify factors related to, and those which predict, the development of resilience and wellbeing in Indigenous youth. Resilience protects the social and emotional wellbeing of youth exposed to high levels of adversity, and reduces the likelihood of substance misuse, violence, and risky behaviour. This project will examine the development of resilience and wellbeing in Indigenous youth; compare Indigenous youth’s self-assessment of their resilience and wellbeing between low and high risk cohorts; and study how community services develop youth wellbeing and resilience. The expected benefit of this research is a better understanding of connections among age, cultural identity, resilience, wellbeing and risky behaviours in Indigenous youth.